Nearly 1,000 arrested as protests draw hundreds of thousands across France

French police arrested nearly 1,000 people Saturday as demonstrations over school funding and living costs drew crowds nationwide, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. The Interior Ministry estimated 410,000 participants nationwide versus unions' 800,000; in Paris, police counted 110,000 marchers while organizers said 250,000. Police used tear gas and water cannons after clashes broke out near the march's end, while central Paris saw shuttered museums and suspended metro stations.